Private Equity Impact Investing Placement 2025

At AXA IM, we act for human progress by investing for what matters, actively and responsibly. Join us and you’ll build a career in a truly diverse, entrepreneurial organisation.

You’ll be part of a mission to tackle some of the world’s most stimulating challenges, pushing boundaries and exploring fresh ideas that aim to deliver long-term prosperity.

AXA IM Alts

With €190bn assets under management, AXA IM Alts, the alternatives business unit of AXA IM, is a global leader in alternatives investment, operating in real estate, private debt & alternative credit, private equity & infrastructure and hedge funds. Our 800+ employees operating from 16 offices around the world are serving the needs of more than 500 clients worldwide.

Our goal is to enhance the value of assets we manage on behalf of our clients by adopting a proactive approach to responsible investment. We fully integrate ESG criteria into our investment decisions and advise clients on both financial and non-financial risks and opportunities.

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of high performance, which means we seek to recruit and retain people who are not only technically qualified, but also open to the world, innovative and able to harness their unique perspectives and life experiences to support our success as a business.

The purpose of the role

The role-holder will support and enhance the impact investment team’s impact measurement and managment process in line with our objective to assess, measure and manage the environmental and social contributions and results of our investments.

The main responsibilities of the role

• Conduct research on key impact themes in line with our investment strategy
• Conduct qualitative analysis and formulate views on funds and impact businesses to assess alignment with impact objectives
• Data collection and analysis from our portfolio funds and direct investments
• Reporting of impact performance to clients
• Work with impact databases and analysis systems to support the investment research team’s broader efforts to place capital with impact investments
• Support transition of impact management system to a tech-based platform
• Support continued evolution of impact management system to align with best practice
• Provide support to the Impact Impact Investing platform
• Perform ad-hoc tasks and projects as assigned from time-to-time, e.g. assist in creating impact investment universes, assist with client marketing and RFP responses, write industry thought pieces etc.

Profile

Education & qualifications

• Undertaking a bachelor’s or advanced degree in finance, social sciences, development related fields

Skills and candidate profile

• Demonstrated interest in impact investing, sustainable investing and ESG analysis
• Knowledge of impact investing norms and principles including the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• An aptitude to quickly get familiar and iterate on impact valuation models and research/company data
• Fluency in English, other language a bonus
• Excellent writing skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (essential) and powerpoint
• Ability to manage databases and reporting tools used to drive decision-making and portfolio analysis
• Stong competency in data analysis – collecting and managing data, data organization/interpretation skills
• Strong project management skills, ability to take ownership of processes and service delivery
• Proven ability to multi-task and produce quality working within tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• A hard-working, dynamic and proactive self-starter

What do we offer

• This internship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. Due to our leading position on the market you can gain a strong exposure to a variety of complex issues of a European real estate asset manager.
• You will be fully integrated to our team and you will have the opportunity to work together and discover other departments such as Fund Management, Transactions, Development and Asset Controlling
• You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take-over real responsibilities rapidly

Please join us to realise your potential to drive progress, for yourself, our clients and the world in which we live.

About AXA

The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.

We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.

• Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters
• Our values: Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA

At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose – to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.

AXA IM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristic to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, when needed, to apply for a position or to perform essential job functions.

What we offer

We are committed to offer you an environment where you can:

• Grow your potential: Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.
• Shape the way you work: Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working, competitive health benefits, among many others.).
• Thrive within a diverse community: Play a role within a responsible company that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Move the world forward: Join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer and company, notably through the AXA Heart in Action association. As part of our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.